11.07.2017
During the 13th conference of International Association of Genocide Scholars in the University of Queensland in Australian city of Brisbane Henry Theriault was elected President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Vice Presidents; Adam Muller (Canada, Manitoba University) and Melanie O’brien (Australia, University of Queensland), board members; Hollie Brehm (USA, Ohio State University), Sara Brown (USA, Shoa Foundation), Hilary Earl (Canada, Nipissing University), Christina Gudehus (Germany, Ruhr-Bohum University), Suren Manukayan (Armenian, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute), and Andrew Woolford (Canada, Manitoba University).
The IAGS was founded in 1994 and is the largest organization uniting genocide scholars in the world. In 8-12 July 2015 Yerevan hosted the 12th conference of IAGS.